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The House Judiciary Committee on Friday approved two articles of impeachment against President Trump.

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House Slated To Impeach Trump This Week — How It Will Work And What Comes Next

11:25am December 16, 2019

by Deirdre Walsh

The full House is expected to approve two articles of impeachment against the president. The GOP-led Senate is already making plans for what leaders hope will be a quick trial in January.

News Brief: Impeachment, India's Citizenship Law, Climate Summit

6:12am December 16, 2019

The impeachment process against President Trump continues. Protests expand over India's controversial new citizenship law. And, the U.N. climate summit ends without a significant agreement.

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Views on impeachment are nearly evenly split, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll, with 48% against and 47% in support. Above, President Trump speaks in the Oval Office on Dec. 13.

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Poll: Opinions Of Impeachment Remain Unchanged; Signs Point To Base Election In 2020

5:26am December 16, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Despite weeks of public hearings, views on impeachment haven't budged, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll. "It's like the hearings have never happened," pollster Lee Miringoff said.

Former Vice President Joe Biden (left) and Sen. Bernie Sanders lead the crowded Democratic presidential primary field, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll. Above, they appear during the Democratic presidential primary debate in Atlanta on

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NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll: Biden, Sanders Lead 2020 Democratic Race

5:00am December 16, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say they prefer former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders over the rest of the Democratic field just ahead of Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

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Rep. Kim Schrier On The Case For Impeachment

5:09pm December 15, 2019

Michel Martin speaks with the Washington Democratic about why she favors impeaching President Trump.

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Demonstrators take part in a protest on climate emergency outside the U.N. Climate Change Conference COP25 in Madrid on Friday.

U.N. Climate Summit Goes To Extra Time, But Ends With Major Questions Unresolved

2:39pm December 15, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

The talks showed deep divisions, as small countries highly vulnerable to rising seas and powerful storms were at odds with wealthy, high-emitting countries like the United States.

Rep. Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J., who has opposed the impeachment of President Trump for months, is planning to jump to the Republican Party.

House Democrat Who Opposed Impeachment Plans To Switch To The Republican Party

11:45am December 15, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Rep. Jeff Van Drew's decision to join the Republican ranks illustrates the challenging political calculus facing moderate Democrats who represent swing districts ahead of the impeachment vote.

Democratic presidential candidate and former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro marches with supporters during the Polk County Democrats Steak Fry, on Sept. 21, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa.

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As Iowa Grows More Diverse, Democratic Candidates Are Taking Notice

9:22am December 15, 2019

by Juana Summers

Iowa is more than 90% white. But the state's demographics are slowly changing, and the 2020 campaigns have expanded their efforts to court Latino, Asian and black voters there.

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Sunday Politics

8:03am December 15, 2019

by Mara Liasson

An update on the impeachment proceedings and how President Trump came to strike a deal with Democrats on the USMCA trade deal with Canada and Mexico.

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Warren And Buttigieg Clash As They Compete For Votes

8:03am December 15, 2019

by Anthony Brooks

Tensions are rising on the campaign trail between Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg as they compete for a similar pool of voters.

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